Proverbs 1:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 1:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 1:16 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 1:16 — KJV
“For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.”
— Proverbs 1:16 (KJV)
Proverbs 1:16 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 1:16
“Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. destruction: Heb. breaking”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:16: feet, run, evil
“If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:16: make, shed, blood
“I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:16: run, make, blood
“Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. avenging...: Heb. saving thyself”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:16: evil, shed, blood
“Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. shed: Heb. put”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:16: feet, shed, blood
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